The Beach Boys

"Bjork," which opens on Sunday and runs through June 7, follows the artist through 20 years of her career, from her first mature solo album "Debut" in 1993 to her latest work and a new music installation commissioned for the retrospective. "It's been an incredibly generous and fruitful journey for…

Janelle Monae will perform a free public concert in Albany, New York on Wednesday, March 4th, as part of a rally hosted by Don't Steal Possible, a campaign organized by Families for Excellent Schools that aims to help hundreds of thousands of children in some of New York's…

Beach Boys singer-songwriter Brian Wilson will be the subject of a tribute concert in Los Angeles at the end of the month in anticipation of his upcoming new solo album, No Pier Pressure. The show – officially titled "Brian Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of Brian Wilson" –...

What do The Shirelles' "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?," The Chiffons' "One Fine Day," Little Eva's "Loco-Motion," The Drifters' "Up on the Roof," Neil Sedaka's "Breaking Up is Hard to Do," and Bobby Vee's "Take Good Care of My Baby" all have in common? Many people don't realize that these hit…

Britney Spears lost some hair extension last week. During her Britney Spears: Piece of Me show in Las Vegas on February 27th, Spears lost some hair extensions. Spears was in the middle of her song “Do Something” when her hair extensions hit the floor. It looks like Spears was doing a lot of dancing…

Following several public appearances around the UK in support of his upcoming album So Help Me God, Kanye West gave a more intimate and private talk at the prestigious Oxford University on Monday afternoon. The rapper discussed classism in fashion and revealed that Steve McQueen, the director of…

One of classical music's biggest names, British conductor Simon Rattle, is going home to lead the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), he said Tuesday, following news of his departure from the Berlin Philharmonic. The shaggy-haired 60-year-old will become music director at the LSO in September 2017,…

We first caught up with the folks behind Artiphon at NAMM 2013, and after taking the time to redesign its Instrument 1, the company is hoping to crowdfund the device. For those that may not remember, the ...

This music video might be one of the only mainstream rock projects to feature a diaper change and baby carrier.Singer-songwriter Andrew McMahon rose to fame in the early 2000s as the lead vocalist and instrumentalist for popular rock bands Jack's Mannequin and Something Corporate. This year, after…

Big Sean hopes Dark Sky Paradise, his latest, will be his first No. 1 album. The numbers come out on Wednesday (March 4), but all indications say he'll get there–on his own terms. "Before I was always caught up in the label being in my ear, saying, 'You need a radio song, you need this, you need…

Photograph by Elizabeth Renstrom for Yahoo Style Of all the electronic music acts that have emerged in the past five years—and there have certainly been a lot—none have more of a signature sound than Purity Ring. Through a string of early singles in 2011 and eventually a stellar debut album, 2012’s…

Last spring it was reported that the Staten Island group had been working on a secret album for years. There is apparently only one copy, and it’s being kept in a Moroccan vault until it’s auctioned off to the highest bidder. But now it’s officially at auction on a site called Paddle 8, and it…

Some might say that Joshua Radin has one of the biggest hearts of anyone in the music business, and they wouldn't be far off. Not only has the singer-songwriter's romantic and emotionally raw music soundtracked countless interludes in films and TV shows including Dear John, Scrubs and Grey's…

The hills are still alive with
The Sound of Music, 50 years later. Monday marks the official day
The Sound of Music was released in 1965, and the heartwarming tale about the Von Trapp family singers still never gets old. It's one of the most beloved classics with Julie Andrews playing the role of…

If you haven't heard it yet (and I highly recommend you do), Google Play is by far the best place to go get it: right now, Google's music store is holding a sale, and the album will only cost you a scant 99 cents. Google's also offering Drake's 2010 release Thank Me Later and Daft Punk's 2001 album…

Near the end of his February 27th show at New York's Town Hall, singer-pianist Mac Rebennack – the New Orleans R&B medicine man also known as Dr. John – opened what was obviously a slow, dark ballad with an extended run on his piano: robust flourishes of anguish in the middle...

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Name:

The Beach Boys

Born:

March 4, 1961 in Hawthorne, CA, US

Genres:

Surf Music

Biography:

The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. They were managed early on by the Wilsons'father, Murry. The band's leader, composer, arranger and producer Brian Wilson was responsible for writing most of the band's early singles and albums. LessThe Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers … More